BLU-RAY REVIEW

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Featured In Issue 117, February 2007

Picture	2
Sound	NR
WSR Score	3

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(Studio/Distributor):

Warner Home Video

(Catalog Number):

82846

(MPAA Rating):

PG13

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(Retail Price):

$28.99

(Disc Type):

Single Side, Single Layer (BD-25)

(Widescreen Edition):

Yes

(Full Screen Edition):

No

(Running Time In Minutes):

97

(Color Type):

Color

(Chaptered/Scene Access):

Yes

(Closed Captioned):

Yes

(Regional Coding):

Not Indicated

(Theatrical Year):

1989

(Theatrical Release):

Yes

(Direct-To-Video Release):

No

(Disc Release Date):

12/05/06

(THX® Digitally Mastered):

No

(Director):

Jeremiah Chechik

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(Disc Soundtrack):

Dolby Digital+ 2.0 Surround

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Clark Griswold (Chase) is determined for his family to have a Christmas Vacation they'll never forget! Full of laughs reminiscent of the original National Lampoon's Vacation, some familiar relatives come for a visit and spend the holiday the way it should be spent�as an old fashioned family Christmas; the Hap-Hap-Happiest Christmas ever! (Tricia Littrell)

Special features on the Blu-ray Disc include the same commentary track as found on the DVD and the theatrical trailer.

The 1.78:1 Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD picture look washed-out and desaturated. Fleshtones are lacking warmth, and the image is soft and lacking of fine detail. The image quality of both formats seems to be nearly identical. (Danny Richelieu)

The Blu-ray Disc's Dolby� Digital 2.0-channel soundtrack and the HD DVD's Dolby Digital Plus 2.0-channel soundtrack are limited, with a narrow stereo spread and little depth to the soundstage. Fidelity is improved, however, over the Dolby encoding included with the DVD on both formats, but is still lacking. Differences between the two are not easy to hear. (Danny Richelieu)

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